Orthopedic Issues

Painful joints, tendons and muscles during sexual activity on a flat surface may intensify the pain in body parts already bruised or inflamed due to osteoarthritis, trauma or a surgical procedure. Joints (with compromised cartilage or tendons), that limit people in their sexual activities include knees , hips, neck, toes and feet.  Even hands and arms, when required to suspend a heavy torso, can be affected. In certain situations, the biomechanical challenges to these body parts during energetic lovemaking, may even cause further injuries.

Arthritis

Joint and back pain is strongly affected by arthritis. This is an issue that increases dramatically with age and excess body weight.

Back or Neck Pain

Individuals with a herniated disk or other lower back (lumbar) or neck pain are especially susceptible to excessive pain during sexual activity on a flat surface.

Joint Replacements and Artificial Limbs

People with artificial knees and hips, and those with above-the-knee amputations or with amputations of either arm -- even if fitted with prosthesis --may find that their compromised joints or limbs do not withstand the weight, flexing and thrusting during sex in the missionary position. Or they may find that balancing themselves in certain horizontal positions during sex is very challenging.

Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

People with this condition may find that when they use their arms to hold their weight off that of their partner while in a prone position, pain flares up in their wrists and arms. 

Breathing Difficulties

Individuals with asthma, emphysema, heart problems and other conditions which cause breathing difficulties are advised by physicians to avoid sleeping in a supine position and told to elevate the head of the bed or use pillows so they can sleep sitting up. This breathing difficulty is further exacerbated when they exert themselves while lying down. Clearly the combination of exercise (lovemaking) while lying down is problematic.

Foot or Toe Injury or Disease

Those with gout, hyper-extended toes, diabetic foot and other conditions may find kneeling on a bed painful.

Injuries

In addition to the tens of millions of adults with chronic arthritic and orthopedic problems, millions more suffer from a traumatic injury caused by an accident, whether playing sports, at home, at work or traveling.

Obesity

If one or both members of a couple are obese, sexual activity on a bed may pose problems, such as the ability to support one’s own or his/her partner’s weight and difficulty in achieving satisfactory genital contact.  While obesity may be accompanied by an orthopedic condition such as deteriorating joints, even healthier obese people, especially morbidly obese adults, may become frustrated with their unsatisfactory ability to fully enjoy sex. 

Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

The heartburn symptoms of GERD are exacerbated in situations in which abdominal pressure is increased, such as during exercise and lying in bed.  It has been reported that sexual activity, which comprises elements of both recumbence and physical exertion, causes unpleasant symptoms in more than 75% of patients with GERD.

Men Not Responding to ED Treatments

A large percentage of men do not have a satisfactory response to oral medications, such as Viagra®. Others have an inadequate response to treatment with penile injection therapy with vasodilators, such as Caverject,®, Edex®, or similar medications, or have an unsatisfactory response to treatment with the intraurethral suppository (MUSE®). Many report that their erections are significantly improved when they are in an upright as opposed to the prone or supine or positions."

Penile Venous Leak

Millions of men suffer from penile venous leak, a condition that is responsible for the difficulty of maintaining an erection due to the premature reduction of blood flow to the genitals. Again, this is a condition more prone to happen when the man is in a recumbent position.

Advanced Pregnancy

Women in the final few months of pregnancy seek positions that minimize the pressure upon their burgeoning bellies and still allow for satisfactory sex.  The positioning issue is further compounded for the 25% of pregnant women who suffer from daily heartburn symptoms

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Millions of aging adults may not be diagnosed with specific clinical conditions, but still find that traditional sexual activity is not as comfortable or pain free as in the past.  In particular, this may apply to couples who may have been sexually inactive for months or years, but with Viagra-like products are once again sexually active. 

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An Aid to Experimentation and Designed for Greater Satisfaction

Even for many couples that do not suffer from limiting physical conditions, the bed eventually becomes repetitious, limiting, and possibly boring. As a result, they may welcome an alternative platform for experimentation. The HarmonySystem provides a whole new range of opportunities that are unavailable in a bed! Its sturdy construction and unique design permits an infinite variety of heights and positions. The padded seat and seatback provide very comfortable support, and its design allows couples to sit face-to-face and enjoy full torso contact, with arms wrapped around each other, while having intercourse. This is very intimate and rewarding and virtually impossible to achieve while lying in a bed.

The HarmonySystem will aid in several frequent complaints voiced by couples about their lovemaking:

Premature ejaculation

Because the man is able to stop, sit down and relax during lovemaking, he can pace himself and delay climax. In addition, many couples find that maintaining physical contact after orgasm is an important step to becoming a multi-orgasmic male. With the HarmonySystem the man can sit and remain inside of her after orgasm, kissing and caressing her while he recovers for another round.

Not Enough Foreplay

Just discussing the setting up the HarmonySystem for lovemaking is foreplay unto itself. Asking each other which position to begin with, which one to move to next and attaching the accessories are all mental foreplay. For oral sex, the man can kneel or bring up a chair and sit down, removing the strain on the  neck that oral sex on a bed causes. This encourages the more frequent and longer indulgence in this very exciting foreplay. In addition the foot stirrups provide the woman to have something to push against with her feet during oral sex, helping her achieve a stronger climax

Poor Sexual Technique

This is where the HarmonySystem shines! The virtually limitless heights and angles leads to experimentation and discussion of what works and what doesn't. Continual feedback of this nature is a sure way to improve technique. The HarmonySystem gives you and your partner permission to totally open and honest.

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Accommodating Different Body Sizes

All HarmonySystem models are designed to accommodate men up to, and including, 6’ 6” tall, and as short as 5’2’. The HarmonySystem permits the man to stand or sit, removing his weight totally from his partner, therefore helping even large men enjoy worry-free lovemaking, without concerns about hurting or inconveniencing his partner.  The HarmonySystem supports couples with a combined weight of 500 pounds. An extended seat option adds additional comfort.

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Exercise Benefits

The Spirit  model was designed to facilitate resistance exercise that use standard latex stretch bands. The wide range and ease of height and angle adjustments make it superior to most exercise benches for this type of exercise. These adjustments, that can be done without getting off the seat, enables anyone to perform exercises in better alignment and with better form. Athletic trainers advise that this is the optimal way to develop muscle mass quickly and safely. An eight page illustrated instruction manual accompanies the Spirit.

Massage Benefits

The Spirit was also designed to enable couples to give each other “intimate” massages. The built in face cradle comfortably supports ones face and the “arm hammock” attached to the back of the head rest supports ones arms. An nine page illustrated instruction manual is included with the Spirit.

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Quick to Set Up and Take Apart

The HarmonySystem takes less than one minute to set up and about 20 seconds to take apart. When taken apart, the tallest piece of the HarmonySystem is low enough to slide under most beds or put into a closet. Couples who are more adventurous with their sexuality may want to leave the HarmonySystem set up. The interesting lines, glossy finish and fine workmanship make it an attractive and interesting conversation piece.

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